Philadelphia
Interviews & Profiles
Q&A with Philly Councilmember Rue Landau
The first-term lawmaker discusses her first piece of legislation and how a scooter gets her around City Hall
News & Politics
Cherelle Parker touts public safety efforts and her first city budget during press club speech
The Philadelphia mayor was this month’s featured speaker at the PA Press Club luncheon
Policy
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signs $6.37B ‘One Philly’ budget
Parker and City Council celebrated investments in public safety, cleanup initiatives and education.
Events
The CSPA Q&A: Michael Carroll
Philadelphia’s deputy director for infrastructure spoke with City & State ahead of the 2024 Building Infrastructure Summit
Budget
Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker’s $6.37 billion budget – by the numbers
City Council gave initial approval to Cherelle Parker’s first budget as mayor early Thursday
Campaigns & Elections
President’s latest Philly visit focuses on Black voter engagement
Wednesday’s visit to Philly is President Joe Biden’s seventh trip to Pennsylvania this year
Campaigns & Elections
Biden visits Philadelphia to energize Black voter engagement efforts
Wednesday’s visit to Philly is the president’s seventh trip to Pennsylvania this year
Health Care
A Philadelphia program helps parents tackle substance use with doulas
The Philadelphia Community Doula Support program can help new parents avoid overdoses and court-ordered family separations.
News & Politics
U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans being treated for minor stroke
The Philadelphia Democrat said he expects to return to Washington in six weeks
Philadelphia
Philadelphia City Council approves bill to ease streetery setup
Council passed legislation to streamline the streetery approval process and create ‘navigators’ to help businesses through red tape.
Campaigns & Elections
VP Harris continues Biden campaign focus on courting union voters in Philadelphia visit
The vice president addressed the SEIU a day after it elected its first Black woman president
News & Politics
Shapiro touts Pennsylvania as the ‘Great American Getaway’ ahead of 2026 events
The governor revealed a new state tourism brand a day before revealing programming for the America250 celebration in 2026
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News & Politics
Opinion: The Department of Environmental Protection needs to be protected from underfunding and understaffing
The majority chair of the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resource and Energy Committee outlines the crisis in the making at this crucial state agency.
Philadelphia
Five for Friday: Cherelle Parker’s executive orders six months in
Parker has used executive orders early and often to push her campaign priorities
News & Politics
Opinion: Congress must take action to ensure and expand voting rights
Philadelphia City Councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke writes that federal lawmakers hold the key to safeguarding voting rights.
Law Enforcement
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s Kensington ‘resolution’ clears out tent encampment around open-air drug market
The dismantling of tent encampments Wednesday morning came on the final day of a 30-day outreach window in the struggling neighborhood
Philadelphia
Philly’s IT department fires long-tenured staff amid high-level shakeup
At least four top-level positions were eliminated in a restructuring following the appointment of new CIO Melissa Scott.
Technology
What contenders in the $500M Tech Hubs race can learn from the past
Philadelphia is one of the contenders for federal advanced technology investment. A decade ago, a similar program had “no measurable benefit.”
Campaigns & Elections
Capitol changes: Legislative races that could shift power in Harrisburg
City & State recaps key state House primaries
Campaigns & Elections
Kennedy family members endorse President Joe Biden in Philadelphia
Biden stopped in Philly Thursday on the third leg of Pennsylvania trip
